Men’s Cross Country Places Ninth at Aurora

AURORA, Ill. – On a comfortable day for a run, the Illinois Tech men's cross country team put forth another impressive showing at the Aurora University Spartan Classic on Friday. Despite a wet course at Oakhurst Forest Preserve due to the recent rains, the Scarlet Hawks placed ninth in the 8k with a total of 233 points.

Meet Highlights

Cole Dammeier's consistency has been the hallmark of his career. Friday was no different, as he paced the Hawks with a time of 27:11.5 and 29th place finish.

After leading the way for Tech last week, Anthony Tuman followed it up with another strong run. He finished in 32nd place and just four seconds after Dammeier at 27:15.7.

Also not far behind the two leaders was Julian Go. The true freshman finished his first 8k collegiate race in 37th place with a time of 27:26.7.